Fall River man arrested in Rehoboth on fourth OUI charge

Thursday

Jan 16, 2014 at 5:37 PMJan 16, 2014 at 5:41 PM

Marc Larocque Enterprise Staff Writer @Enterprise_Marc

An altercation on the side of the road in Rehoboth very early on Thursday left one man walking home and his brother from Fall River in jail after being arrested a short distance away from the scene for his fourth drunk driving charge, according to police.

Officers from the Rehoboth Police Department were dispatched to the area of 202 Chestnut St. after a report of a fight in the area at 1 a.m.

"While police were responding to the area the caller advised one male had left the area in a dark-colored vehicle and a second male was seen leaving the area on foot," Rehoboth police said in a statement. "The suspect vehicle was located a short distance away operating erratically."

Rehoboth police said they caught up with Christopher Brooks, 45, of Fall River, at Chestnut and Moulton streets in Rehoboth.

"Upon speaking with Brooks, officers learned he had been in a physical altercation with his brother on Chestnut Street and he had left him to walk home," Rehoboth police said. "During the course of the investigation, it was also discovered Brooks was operating his motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol."

Brooks was arrested and charged with operating under the influence (fourth offense), operating to endanger and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Bail was initially set at $5,040, but Brooks was unable to post it and he was arraigned in Taunton District Court on Thursday, police said.